fault
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fault Definition
(n)
responsibility
for
a
bad
situation
or
event
; "
it
was
John
''
s
fault
"
(n) (
geology
)
a
crack
in
the
earth
''
s
crust
resulting
from
the
displacement
of
one
side
with
respect
to
the
other
; "
they
built
it
right
over
a
geological
fault
"
(n)
the
quality
of
being
inadequate
or
falling
short
of
perfection
; "
they
discussed
the
merits
and
demerits
of
her
novel
"; "
he
knew
his
own
faults
much
better
than
she
did
"
(n)
a
wrong
action
attributable
to
bad
judgment
or
ignorance
or
inattention
; "
he
made
a
bad
mistake
"; "
she
was
quick
to
point
out
my
errors
"; "
I
could
understand
his
English
in
spite
of
his
grammatical
faults
"
(n)
an
imperfection
in
a
device
or
machine
; "
if
there
are
any
defects
you
should
send
it
back
to
the
manufacturer
"
(n) (
sports
)
a
serve
that
is
illegal
(
e
.
g
.,
that
lands
outside
the
prescribed
area
); "
he
served
too
many
double
faults
"
(n) (
electronics
)
equipment
failure
attributable
to
some
defect
in
a
circuit
(
loose
connection
or
insulation
failure
or
short
circuit
etc
.); "
it
took
much
longer
to
find
the
fault
than
to
fix
it
"
(v)
put
or
pin
the
blame
on
fault Synonyms
blame
break
defect
demerit
error
fault
flaw
fracture
geological fault
mistake
shift
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